Howdy Yall
I'm here to confess a sin to the saw gods, and try to find some relief. SO. A family friend asked if I would help her cut a trail through some wooded areas around her property. I agreed to the job two years ago, but the scheduling has been difficult, and we are finally able to move forward on the process this year. I figured this was enough of an excuse to buy my first chainsaw! Had to drive 2 hours out of town to a dealer, and picked up a brand new MS 362 with a 25" bar. Hot Dog!
Got home, and figured Id fire her up. She started like a champ, and quickly found a nice idle. Some people say to just start a new saw, and run it like any other saw. But me, I figured Id let her idle at the house for a while, then take her to the worksite to break in the rest of the way. And while she was at idle, figured Id throw tomahawks at a 5' pine log I have. The log leans up against a flimsy frame in the back yard. Set the saw some 4' away while I checked the logs stability (I thought it was good enough), and walked over to move the tomahawks... A gust of wind came and the frame sagged as I was about to walk over and move the saw to a safer place. But I was too late. I WATCHED IN DISBELIEF AS THE LOG CAME LOOSE, AND SMASHED THE HANDLE OF MY SAW!! What a bonehead!
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Now Ive got to rent a saw, and burry the memoy with a few drinks, and jokes. Any one out there have any horror stories similiar to this? Hopefully/probably not. But misery loves company. Be safe out there.
I'm here to confess a sin to the saw gods, and try to find some relief. SO. A family friend asked if I would help her cut a trail through some wooded areas around her property. I agreed to the job two years ago, but the scheduling has been difficult, and we are finally able to move forward on the process this year. I figured this was enough of an excuse to buy my first chainsaw! Had to drive 2 hours out of town to a dealer, and picked up a brand new MS 362 with a 25" bar. Hot Dog!
Got home, and figured Id fire her up. She started like a champ, and quickly found a nice idle. Some people say to just start a new saw, and run it like any other saw. But me, I figured Id let her idle at the house for a while, then take her to the worksite to break in the rest of the way. And while she was at idle, figured Id throw tomahawks at a 5' pine log I have. The log leans up against a flimsy frame in the back yard. Set the saw some 4' away while I checked the logs stability (I thought it was good enough), and walked over to move the tomahawks... A gust of wind came and the frame sagged as I was about to walk over and move the saw to a safer place. But I was too late. I WATCHED IN DISBELIEF AS THE LOG CAME LOOSE, AND SMASHED THE HANDLE OF MY SAW!! What a bonehead!
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Now Ive got to rent a saw, and burry the memoy with a few drinks, and jokes. Any one out there have any horror stories similiar to this? Hopefully/probably not. But misery loves company. Be safe out there.